Merkel Digs In on Bailout Deal as Discord Mars Crisis Talks
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is digging in against easing bailout conditions as haggling over a blueprint to end the euro debt crisis enters its home stretch.
With the European Union nearing its March 25 deadline for a reinforced plan to aid debt-strapped countries, Merkel has told parliamentary allies that a deal was unlikely on cutting rescue-loan rates, a sign that German officials are stepping back from a willingness to forge a grand bargain to protect the euro.